Trans Awareness Week
Check out the Trans Awareness Week Events happening in the Florida Area.
💙🩷🤍Transgender Day of Remembrance Waterside Candlelight Memorial
📍Sunday, November 16, at 4:00 PM at the Central Florida @ Fairgrounds Amphitheater | 4603 W Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808
Presented by Contigo Fund - Hosted by Come Out With Pride & the Trans and Non-Binary Task Force - In partnership with the Central Florida Fair
Free candlelight gathering in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. We’ll read the names of lives lost to anti-trans violence, light candles across the water, and come together in reflection, support, and solidarity.
https://www.eventeny.com/events/2025-trans-day-of-remembrance-24778
💙🩷🤍Trans & Gender-Variant Networking and Mixer
📍Sunday, November 16 from 2–6 PM @ 1920 Ybor (1920 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605)
Hosted by Trans Masc of Tampa, Gender Advancement Project, Divas in Dialogue, and LIPS Florida.
Enjoy an afternoon of connection, entertainment emceed by Miss St Pete Pride 2024 Kiala Santi, brunch bites, drinks, and support for trans-owned businesses and artists. A portion of the event will honor Transgender Day of Remembrance. 18+ event.
RSVP: https://forms.gle/zjbFbTwGRutj4JC18
💙🩷🤍Transgender Day of Remembrance
📍 Thursday, November 20th at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ The Pride Center | 2040 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 33305
Hosted by Transinclusive Group, featuring our Director of Transgender Equality, Angelique Godwin.
Join us at The Pride Center at Equality Park for an evening of spoken word, music, performance, and a shared community meal as we honor transgender lives lost to violence.
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Trans Awareness Week is a critical time for communities across Florida to gather, reflect, and uplift transgender and gender-diverse individuals. The featured events in 2025 provide meaningful opportunities for education, remembrance, and community-building. The Transgender Day of Remembrance Waterside Candlelight Memorial on November 16 at Central Florida Fairgrounds offers a powerful, free occasion for everyone to honor transgender lives lost to violence. Lighting candles across the water creates a symbolic and touching tribute, fostering solidarity and reflection in a peaceful amphitheater setting. Earlier that same day in Tampa, the Trans & Gender-Variant Networking and Mixer facilitated by Trans Masc of Tampa and partners supports empowerment and connection opportunities. This social event features brunch bites, drinks, entertainment hosted by Miss St Pete Pride 2024 Kiala Santi, and promotes trans-owned businesses and artists. Events like this highlight the importance of visibility, camaraderie, and economic empowerment within trans and gender-variant communities. Finally, the November 20th event at The Pride Center in Wilton Manors provides an intimate evening of spoken word, music, and a shared community meal hosted by the Transinclusive Group. Featuring leaders such as the Director of Transgender Equality, Angelique Godwin, this gathering combines art and activism to remember those lost to anti-trans violence while nurturing resilience and hope. Engaging in Trans Awareness Week activities not only supports those who are vulnerable to bias and violence but also educates allies and advocates to build inclusive spaces. These events illustrate how local organizations across Orlando, Tampa, and Wilton Manors collaborate to offer safe environments encouraging expression, remembrance, and growth. If you are in or near Florida, consider attending one or more of these thoughtfully planned events. They present valuable ways to be welcomed into a community dedicated to equality, justice, and honoring transgender lives. Mark your calendar for November 16 to November 20, 2025, and join in coming together for impact, remembrance, and celebration.